1
as in to sip
to swallow in liquid form
guzzled my soda before I could stop him
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2
as in to drink
to partake excessively of alcoholic beverages
teenagers sneaking out to guzzle in the woods
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Recent Examples of guzzle
Operators of cruise ships, which guzzle fuel, also steamed higher.
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Stan Choe, Los Angeles Times, 17 Apr. 2026
Walsh also recommended offering more flexibility in work schedules so employees can skip the gas-guzzling gridlock of peak commute hours.
—Jessica Guynn, USA Today, 1 Apr. 2026
In a story about an astronaut schoolteacher trying to solve the puzzle of light-guzzling amoeba, that is perhaps inevitable.
—Encyclopedia Britannica, 23 Mar. 2026
Such terrible deprivations the newcomers to our land must endure while guzzling nips, smoking weed and driving the wrong way on our interstate highways.
—Howie Carr, Boston Herald, 22 Mar. 2026
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Stan Choe, Los Angeles Times, 17 Apr. 2026
Walsh also recommended offering more flexibility in work schedules so employees can skip the gas-guzzling gridlock of peak commute hours.
—Jessica Guynn, USA Today, 1 Apr. 2026
In a story about an astronaut schoolteacher trying to solve the puzzle of light-guzzling amoeba, that is perhaps inevitable.
—Encyclopedia Britannica, 23 Mar. 2026
Such terrible deprivations the newcomers to our land must endure while guzzling nips, smoking weed and driving the wrong way on our interstate highways.
—Howie Carr, Boston Herald, 22 Mar. 2026
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Want to sip margaritas and watch chihuahuas race for glory?—
Fritz Hahn,
Washington Post,
1 May 2026
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Because the hotel sits right at the heart of La Jolla’s center of gravity, locals can always be counted on for brunch in The Mediterranean room on weekends or sipping cocktails at La Sala or The Whalers Bar on a Friday or Saturday night.—
Condé Nast,
Condé Nast Traveler,
28 Apr. 2026
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There will also be a flower wall display to take your own family photos and food and drink specials at the various restaurants.—
Marla Jo Fisher,
Oc Register,
1 May 2026
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What to eat, drink and do 🌮 A Derby party, Cinco de Mayo feasts and a crawfish boil headline May’s best food events.—
AJ Willingham,
AJC.com,
1 May 2026
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Energy efficiency and carbon reduction were a big part of the pitch, as terrestrial data centers gulp enormous amounts of power and millions of gallons of coolant water.—
Jeffrey Kluger,
Time,
28 Mar. 2026
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With the dead and the wounded sprawled around them, the mocambos gulped the wine from the sacramental chalice.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
19 Mar. 2026
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When a screaming match nearly ended in a fistfight—the director was famously into drugs, booze, and gambling at the time—Toberoff quit.—
Tom Dotan,
Vanity Fair,
23 Feb. 2026
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Best Hotels & Resorts The Old Gin House This spot was a public guesthouse in 1760, later a factory (the gin refers to cotton, not booze).—
Jeannette Cooperman,
Travel + Leisure,
13 Feb. 2026
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“Guzzle.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/guzzle. Accessed 2 May. 2026.
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